Solomon's Porch

Solomon's Porch ( John 10:23 ; Acts 3:11 ; 5:12 ), was a colonnade , or cloister , probably located on the eastern side of the temple 's Outer Court in Jerusalem , not to be confused with the Royal Portico which was on the southern side of the temple in the area currently occupied by the Al Aqsa Mosque , named after Solomon , King of Israel . It is not mentioned in connection with the first temple , but Josephus mentions a porch in Herod's Temple .

Solomon's Porch , Portico or Colonnade (στοα του Σολομωντος; John 10:23 ; Acts 3:11 ; 5:12 ), was a colonnade , or cloister , located on the eastern side of the Temple 's Outer Court ( Women's Court ) in Jerusalem , named after Solomon , King of Israel , and not to be confused with the Royal Stoa , which was on the southern side of Herod 's Temple. Titus Flavius Josephus a Jewish historian who lived in Jerusalem during the 1st century A.D., and was present at its destruction by the Romans in 70 A.D., speaks of the wall and of the cloister or porch that King Solomon built east of the Temple House: NOW this temple, as I have already said, was built upon a strong hill. At first the plain at the top was hardly sufficient for the holy house and the altar, for the ground about it was very uneven, and like a precipice; but when King Solomon, who was the person that built the temple, had built a wall to it on its east side, there was then added one cloister founded on a bank cast up for it, and on the other parts the holy house stood naked. ( War of the Jews - Book 5, Ch. 5 , Para 1.) As witnessed by Josephus, the exact dimensions of Herod's Temple formed a perfect square - a furlong by a furlong on all four sides. On the east wall was a double cloister, porch, which in later times is referred to as Solomon's porch. This cloister looked to the gates of the temple; and it had been adorned by many kings in former times; and round about the entire temple were fixed the spoils taken from barbarous nations; all these had been dedicated to the temple by Herod, with the addition of those he had taken from the Arabians.” ( Antiquities of the Jews , Book 15, Ch. 11.3) The historic writings of Josephus give an eyewitness account to the First and Second Temples, as well as Herod's Temple, all shared the same fore-mentioned east wall of the Temple complex. The east boundary line of the Temple complex never changed. Josephus was clear that Herod refused to let his builders make any changes in the ancient works of the east wall because of the great expense. Herod allowed the construction of new courts on the north, west and south sides of the Temple but the east wall remained intact and undisturbed.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Solomon's Porch , Portico or Colonnade (στοα του Σολομωντος; John 10:23 ; Acts 3:11 ; 5:12 ), was a colonnade or cloister , located on the eastern side of the Temple 's Outer Court ( Women's Court ) in Jerusalem , named after Solomon , King of Israel , and not to be confused with the Royal Stoa , which was on the southern side of Herod 's Temple.

Colonnade in the Second Temple This article is about the porch of the Second Temple. ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Solomon's Porch , Portico or Colonnade (στοα του Σολομωντος; John 10:23 ; Acts 3:11 ; 5:12 ), was a colonnade or cloister , located on the eastern side of the Temple 's Outer Court ( Women's Court ) in Jerusalem , named after Solomon , King of Israel , and not to be confused with the Royal Stoa , which was on the southern side of Herod 's Temple.